Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
000 CXUS51 KCTP 012009 CLAAOO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 309 PM EST FRI JAN 01 2021 ................................... ...THE ALTOONA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2020... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2020 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 103 07/22/2011 LOW -20 01/17/1982 HIGHEST 95 07/19 MM MM LOWEST 8 02/15 MM MM AVG. MAXIMUM 62.2 58.8 3.4 AVG. MINIMUM 43.3 39.8 3.5 MEAN 52.7 49.4 3.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 13 MM MM DAYS MAX <= 32 12 MM MM DAYS MIN <= 32 103 MM MM DAYS MIN <= 0 0 MM MM PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 57.32 1972 MINIMUM 20.46 2013 TOTALS 36.17 35.64 0.53 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.10 0.00 DAYS >= .01 160 MM MM DAYS >= .10 80 MM MM DAYS >= .50 20 MM MM DAYS >= 1.00 7 MM MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.22 STORM TOTAL 2.14 (MM/DD(HH)) DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 5225 6218 -993 SINCE 7/1 1990 2384 -394 COOLING TOTAL 847 531 316 SINCE 1/1 847 531 316 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/21/1956 LATEST 06/01/1966 EARLIEST 09/20 LATEST 05/10 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 52/260 DATE 11/15 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/260 DATE 11/15 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.51 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 137 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 117 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 112 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 28 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 41 RAIN 61 LIGHT RAIN 173 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 6 SLEET 0 FOG 188 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 39 HAZE 79 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$